Prepared to be wrong

by Parvez Sheik Fareed

A lot of what is said about success in business, in particular how to achieve success, is the delusional output of safe-playing wannabe mavericks. Formulaic thinking and process-driven mentalities is what defines them. As a result you get to see wanky conclusions dressed up as mind-blowing discoveries. People who engaged in such behaviour in the 16th century were convicted as witches and sentenced to death. People who engage in such behaviour in the 21st century are viewed as experts and are promoted.
However, here at the Global HQ of the blog in pink font there’s only one principle we pink font lovers value:
If you’re not prepared to be wrong, you’ll never come up with anything original.